GIGR

The Royal Gendarmerie Intervention Group (GIGR) is a special forces regiment of the Moroccan gendarmerie, formed in 1957. The GIGR consists of specially trained military units, and it base of operations and missions have been kept top secret, while part of their special training has involved dealing with extremist ideologies and negotiation tactics. Their primary function is to dismantle insurgent operations and intervene in emergency crises, taking part in the Western Sahara crisis and in the Insurgency in the Maghreb.